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MoveOn.org ad targets lawmakers on gun issue

The liberal group MoveOn.org is jumping into the battle over gun-control with a new advertising campaign to target lawmakers in their home districts during next week's congressional recess. The effort kicked

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The liberal group MoveOn.org is jumping into the battle over gun control with a new advertising campaign to target lawmakers in their home districts during next week's congressional recess.

The effort kicked off Friday with a 30-second ad, featuring Ohioan Jerry Thompson, described as a MoveOn member and gun owner.

"After the Newtown massacre and the NRA's disgusting response … I've had enough," he says in the ad. "You take money from the NRA – and then continue to do their bidding – we're gonna remember that come election time."

The group will spend $120,000 on its ad campaign. The ads will air on national cable for a week and on Sunday morning talk shows. A separate version of the ad will target Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, who has an "A" rating from the NRA but told reporters in December he was willing to consider some gun restrictions.

The group also will stage rallies and visits to congressional offices and plans to distribute "The NRA Doesn't Speak for Me" bumper stickers.

"Senators and representatives will get a loud and clear message over the congressional recess: The American people are tired of gun violence and are demanding that Congress take immediate action," Garlin Gilchrist, MoveOn's campaign director, said in a news release.